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Dance Performance Review Essay

Assignment Description:

You can see a live dance performance (not a dance recital), or you can choose one performance from the list below. Watch the performance in its entirety. If you have questions about what is considered the appropriate type of dance performance, please let me know. A dance recital does not count.

Online Performances:

Nacho Duato – Por Vos Muero

https://youtu.be/IkyZ6oi77EU?si=WJrOQQCh6hQ4Xraj

Revelations – Alvin Ailey

https://youtu.be/kDXerubF4I4?si=GhbDfIpOyuOvAsLI

Matthew Bourne – Swan Lake

https://youtu.be/EY2nOhOgBTI?si=Wxn7gp_iobOIueCa

PIHOS A Moving Biography

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j42bQuzS2Tap18-XevGGss23OJaHpiYN/view?usp=share_link

Kalanidhi Dance

https://www.kennedy-center.org/video/millennium-stage/international/2018/kalanidhi-dance---millennium-stage-september-28-2018/

Tap Dance Meets Beat Box

https://www.kennedy-center.org/video/digital-stage/pops/2018/tap-dancer-caleb-teicher--beatboxer-christopher-celiz--live-improv-at-the-kennedy-center/

Due Dates:

June 1, 2024 - Papers should be at least 3 pages but can be longer, typed, 1” margins, 12pt Times New Roman, double spaced, add references if you use them

Writing Prompt: Refer to Ch 13 in Dance & Culture

This review is not intended to be a play-by-play of the concert. Pick two dance sections in the performance to focus your attention more closely. One dance should be from the first act or half of the performance and one from the second act/half.

Your review MUST have an introduction and conclusion. Consider how you might draw your reader in with a strong and/or striking opening paragraph. It might also be a good idea to provide some context for the dances you discuss or the concert as a whole.

Your paper should address these three ingredients, but you can arrange them in the way that makes the most sense for your review:

Description:

Describe the movement(s) you found most intriguing, making sure to locate the movement in the dance in which it occurred. Remember to use clear images and vivid, sensory language. In addition to describing the movement itself, include why you were so interested or intrigued in the movement in the first place. What was your kinesthetic response to the movement, or how did it feel to watch that movement?

Describe: Choose each from the concert,

Try to use vivid, descriptive words to describe the event, providing a clear sense of mood, style, and experience:

Some possible questions to evoke thought:

a. the movement of the dancers-why was the movement like this?

b. the structure of the choreography-formations, patterns, etc. Why?

c. Cultural Aspects and History

d. the costumes –does this work with the overall themes of the choreography?

e. the music-how does it relate to the overall idea?

f. any other elements you notice and deem important

Interpretation:

What meanings, ideas, themes, feelings did you find in this dance or dances? How did the dance suggest these meanings to you? Give specific examples to explain your interpretations. Remember that your interpretation does not have to be a clear-cut answer. Really explore the meanings you are making from the dance!

b. What kind of images did the dances evoke? Can you relate those images to other experiences you have had?

c. Did the dance bring about any emotional response? Why or why not?

d. Was the dance about anything or was it just a design-oriented dance? If it was about something, what do you think the dances you described were about?

e. Did the dance make you feel a certain way or not? Why?

f. How do the things you described in number 1 support your interpretation?

Evaluation:

Your judgment of the dance may be clear from the way you describe the work, or you may choose to have a separate section in which you reveal your evaluation of the merits of this dance. Be specific, and back your statements up with evidence from the dance. Be sure to explain why you felt a certain way about the dance.

Your review should also have a true ending paragraph that resolves and sums up the content of your response. Try to move beyond bland statements such as: “This was a great concert and I think everyone should see it!”